POLICE PROBE STABBING IN ROSEVILLE\/FLEETRIDGE NEIGHBORHOOD
\nInvestigators are looking into a late-night knife assault on Aug. 18 in which a man was stabbed three times in the chest on Scott Street in the Roseville\/Fleetridge neighborhood.
\nPolice said two males became involved in a dispute shortly after 10:30 p.m. when one of them began yelling and causing a disturbance in the front of their residences. The suspect, identified only as a 48-year-old man, produced a knife and stabbed the 59-year-old victim in the chest. According to investigators, the suspect retreated to his residence after the stabbing. When police arrived, he was taken into custody without incident. The victim\u2019s stab wounds were not considered to be life threatening, said officials. Anyone with information is encouraged to call Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477. GAS STATION GUNMAN LANDS 25-YEAR SENTENCE
\nA man who held up a USA service station at gunpoint in the Sunset Cliffs area has been sentenced to 25 years in state prison after he pleaded guilty to all charges.
\nBecause police recovered all the stolen money, there was no restitution order for Steven Joshua Balistreri, 36, by the Superior Court judge. Balistreri was given credit for already serving 180 days in jail and fined nearly $10,500.
\nDeputy District Attorney Jim Koerber said the admitted use of a gun in the March 9 incident added 10 years to the other charges of robbery, two auto thefts and being a felon in possession of a firearm. Balistreri also admitted being out on bond in a Riverside County case when he committed the robbery, which added more time to the sentence.
\nBalistreri also pleaded guilty to stealing a car in Murietta, where he is from, which added even more time. His prior conviction for residential burglary added five years, said Koerber, who had asked for a 34-year sentence for Balistreri.
\nKoerber said Balistreri stole $241 from the female clerk and then apologized to her before fleeing in a stolen Nissan Pathfinder. During a traffic stop, a police officer discovered the gun and arrested him near Robb Field. Police found the money in his pocket.
\n\u2014 Neal Putnam OB MAN ACCUSED OF BRUTAL HATCHET BEATING PLEADS GUILTY
\nAn Ocean Beach man pleaded guilty Aug. 19 to attempted murder and robbery of the owner of a jewelry store who was repeatedly struck with the blunt end of a hatchet.
\nTravis Scott Kelley, 25, also pleaded guilty to two assault charges and has agreed to a 14-year state prison term that he must serve 85 percent of, said Deputy District Attorney Gordon Davis.
\nSentencing is set for Sept. 18 before El Cajon Superior Court Judge Laura Halgren. The sentencing is in El Cajon because the Jan. 22 incident took at place at Hamlin Jewelers, at 2234 Fletcher Parkway.
\nThe owner, Carl Hamlin, 75, testified about the injuries he received, which included a concussion and a skull fracture. He needed more than 200 stitches to close a head wound. Kelley\u2019s getaway driver, Ali Armeen Toombs, 21, of La Mesa, pleaded guilty to robbery and burglary. Davis said Toombs didn\u2019t go into the store and faces a sentence ranging from prison to probation.
\nKelley was also charged with attempted mayhem, three burglaries, assault, elder abuse, grand theft firearm and fraudulent use of another person\u2019s credit card, but those counts were dropped after he pleaded guilty to the other charges. The store\u2019s security camera footage captured the incident and Davis said Kelley\u2019s fingerprints were found on the inside door. The victim\u2019s blood was found on him, as well as on the passenger side of the getaway car.
\nKelley was arrested Jan. 24 in Ocean Beach by the San Diego Regional Fugitive Task Force. Kelley and Toombs remain in custody without bail.
\n\u2014 Neal Putnam PLANNERS SET SEPT. 17 WORKSHOP ON NIMITZ COMMUNITY VISION PLAN
\nA workshop to discuss the community\u2019s vision for Nimitz Boulevard will be held Wednesday, Sept. 17 from 7 to
\n8:30 p.m. at Point Loma Presbyterian Church Family Life Center, 2129 Chatsworth Blvd.
\nThe workshop is being hosted by the Point Loma Association (PLA), which recently completed a median-enhancement project at West Point Loma Avenue and Nimitz Boulevard.
\nThe PLA is now seeking support, input and funding for further improvements along the Nimitz corridor.
\nToward that end, a Nimitz Visioning Task Force comprising Peninsula leaders and recent and past city planners has been formed.
\nCecilia Carrick, past PLA chairwoman, talked about the group\u2019s expectations for the workshop.
\n“We want the whole community to come in and give us input on what their vision is for Nimitz Boulevard,” she said. “Do they want more or fewer bike lanes? More landscaping? Road improvements? Public art? We\u2019d love to hear from the community and also share what our mission is.”
\nThe Nimitz Task Force includes: Ron Brooks, PLA Beautification Committee chairman; Carrick; Coleen Clementson, a planner with the San Diego Association of Governments; Ned Daugherty, landscape architect; Karen Davis, PLA master gardener; Kerri DeRosier, PLA newsletter editor; Dan Dennison, PLA board member; Jim Hare, former San Diego city planner; architect Lee Hope; PLA chairman Robert Jackson; architect Dick Lareau; former San Diego planning director Betsy McCullough; and former San Diego City Councilman Byron Wear.
\nFor more information, email rtrippj@aol.com. ASSEMBLY SPEAKER ATKINS TO HOST COMMUNITY OFFICE EVENT
\nCaliforna Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins will host a “community office” for all local beach residents in Pacific Beach on Tuesday, Sept. 16 so citizens may meet with her staff and obtain information on state services or assist with any state-related agency. Topics and issues with state-related agencies include discussions on:
\n\u2022 Departamento de Veh\u00edculos Motorizados
\n\u2022 Quejas del consumidor
\n\u2022 Asuntos de los veteranos
\n\u2022 Medi-Cal y Covered California (Ley del Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio) \u2022 Cuestiones de impuestos a la propiedad \u2022 Seguro de desempleo y discapacidad \u2022 Junta Estatal de Impuestos de Franquicia \u2022 Expresar una opini\u00f3n
\n\u2022 Sugerir cambios a una ley
\n\u2022 El presupuesto estatal
\n\u2022 N\u00fameros de tel\u00e9fono de agencias estatales
\n\u2022 State Capitol tour requests
\nThe community office takes place from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Pacific Beach Branch Library, located at 4275 Cass St.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
POLICE PROBE STABBING IN ROSEVILLE\/FLEETRIDGE NEIGHBORHOOD Investigators are looking into a late-night knife assault on Aug. 18 in which a man was stabbed three times in the chest on Scott Street in the Roseville\/Fleetridge neighborhood. Police said two males became involved in a dispute shortly after 10:30 p.m. when one of them began yelling and […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":726,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"11561","_seopress_titles_title":"Quick Hits","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[11551,11593,11561],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-300480","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-no-images","category-peninsula-beacon"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/300480","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/726"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=300480"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/300480\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=300480"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=300480"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=300480"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}